Israel’s Defense Ministry has said it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal.
The sale still requires additional procedural steps by both Israel and Germany, including approval by both parliaments, according to the director of the Israeli Missile Defense Organization, Moshe Patel who told reporters Thursday that the components of the missile system will be fully delivered to Germany by 2025 with the system reaching full capability by 2030.
Germany launched the European Sky Shield Initiative last year with 17 other nations including the United Kingdom andUzi Rubin, the former director of Israel’s missile defense program, said Arrow 3 could act as a long-range ballistic missile shield for all of Europe. He said it was the best defense against the threat of ballistic missiles but does not protect against cruise missiles or others flying at lower altitudes.
Israel has a delicate relationship with Russia with whom it coordinates on security issues in neighboring Syria — where it has carried out hundreds of airstrikes against Iranian military positions in recent years. Russia is also home to a large Jewish community. “Relations are a bit strained,” said Rubin, who is also an expert at the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, a think tank. “But still, we are not supplying Ukraine with any weapons. We do that because we want to keep relations with Russia at an acceptable level.”
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